Canada vs United Kingdom: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 6,837 Co-inventions against 4,944 Co-inventions in Canada, a difference of 1,893 Co-inventions.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,238 Co-inventions | 2,099 Co-inventions | 139.1 Co-inventions | Canada |
| 2000s | 4,686 Co-inventions | 4,865 Co-inventions | 178.9 Co-inventions | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5,544 Co-inventions | 6,540 Co-inventions | 996.6 Co-inventions | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 5,253 Co-inventions | 6,706 Co-inventions | 1,453 Co-inventions | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 6,837 Co-inventions against 4,944 Co-inventions in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 1,893 Co-inventions, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation